Skylight



Se t. 25 1923.

J. D. CANDLER SKYLIGHT Sept. 25 1923.

J. D. CANDLER SKYLIGHT Filed Feb. 11 1922 (Ttrmm 2 heats-Sheet '2 I lwenlpr JAMES J). CANDLER, or nErRoInzMfcHie-Aiv.

SKYLIGHT.

' Application filed February 11, 1922. Serial No 535,708. 7

T 0 all wkom z't may concern)" Be it known that I, JAMns troit, county of lVayne, State of h/ ichigan,

have invented a certain new and useful Im 7 provement in Skylights, and declare the fol lowing to be a full,.cl'ear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the Same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to? skylights shown in the accompanying drawings and more par-. ticillarly described in the following specification and 'claims. 7

One object of this invention is to provide a skylight which will be thoroughly water proof and which-is adapted to convey to the outside of the building any moisture which may have penetrated to the inside of the structure or collected in the form of condensation upon the underside of the glass.

A further object of the invention is to provide a standardized series of elements adaptedto be connected together that a skylight of any desired dimension maybe erected on the building site'as distinguished from the usual method of assembling the parts at a shop to be subsequentlytransferred to the building site.

A'further' object of the inventionlis' to provide 'a construction in which support ing rails of usual commercial form may be employed as distinguished from the especially rolled rails commonly employed in structures of this character, the cost of manufacture being thereby materially re duced. l With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds the invention further resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and'in'the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes may bemade in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed without departing from. the spirit of the same.

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the lower portion'of the skylight adjacent the side walls of the building] Figure 2 is a vertical transverse' sectional v D. CkNDnER,1 citizen of the United States, residin at De- 7 viewthrough the skylight, showing the supporting-frames and overlapping lights of glass, with the cap covering the supporting T-bariii elevation. f

Figure 3 is a similar View taken through the flange of the supporting T bar or on or about line of F igure 4:.

F -gure 4k is a fragmentary "perspective: V

View of the ridge showing thesupporting T5 bar, cap anda portion of two adjacent upperli'ghts of glass.

Figure'5 is a longitudinal sectional view througlf'the skylight with the T-bar in cross section taken on or about line5 5 of Figure2. 'v p I Figure 6is a similar view taken on or about line 6- 6 of Figure 2; v r c Figure 7 is an inverted perspective view showing the construction of the; overlapping lead joints respectively parallel with the side and'lower edges "of the glass.

Referring'now to the letters of reference placed upon the drawings; ,7

A, denotes a glass-supporting bar of the usual .T-rail type, the web of which is di vided at the ridge that it may be bent at the flange to conform to the angle of the roof. 7

ingwall W of the building, thejlower edge of the flashing terminating in anoutwardly bent flange D that'the drip may not follow the wall of the building. Upon reference to Figure 1 it will be noted fthat the gutters B of the'saddle strip B extend into the channel member D that the moisture delivered thereto may pass to the outside of the building through thefweep holes D One of the features of the present invention resides, in the fact that relatively small lights of glass may be employed if desired thereby reducing the original cost for erec-v 7 tion and re .il acement of. broken glass where" required. 7 'llothisend the lightsof glassar'e} overlapped shown". in' Figures 1 2 and 3 and between the lights of glass are strips of lead E which serve the dual purpose of preventing moisture entering from the outside and in conjunction with the projecting edge C of the glass below, serves as a channel to conduct the condensation formed on the inside of the glass to the gutters B of the saddle strips B that it may pass therefrom through the weep holes D in the channel member D to the outside of the building. Overlapping the side edges of the glass C see Figures 5 and 6and forming a bed for the glass upon the stepped portion B of the saddle strips B are lead strips F, these strips also serve to insure a tight joint to prevent entry of moisture from the outside of the building.

In the inverted detail view shown in Figure 7 is indicated as .a matter of preferred construction the jointure of the lead strips at the sides and lower edges of the glass. Mounted upon and overlapping the saddle strips B, are cap strips G having outwardly projecting flan es G with downwardly extending rims 2 impingin upon the lead strip F. The cap strips are secured to the web of the T-rail by cotter pins H extending through apertures provided in the rail and also in the saddle stripsthe cotter pins thus serving to secure the latter and the cap strips from displacement. The upper edge of the respective cap strips serve as an abutment for the lower edge of the light of glass above the stripas,indicated at G in Figure 3thus the glass is held against slippage. So also the cap strip Gr covering the side edges of the respective lights of glass is bent downwardly as at G see Figures 1,2 and 3 that it may receive the upper portion of the cap strip below to which it is secured by the cotter pins H as before explained. I, denotes a ridge member formed of sheet metal having its marginal edges bent downwardly and inwardly as at I;its marginal edges being slotted to receive the upper end of the T rails including the upper edge of the saddle and cap strips. J, is a spaced bar to which the flanges of the respective Trails are secured by bolts K, preferably formed with relatively long transverse heads K.

Bolted to the lower ends of the T-rails is an angular bracket bar L, in turn bolted to an angle iron M secured by suitable drift bolts N to the supporting wall W.

To assist in securing the lower lightsof glass suitable clips P are provided, having return bends overlapping the edge of the channel member D, into which the edge of the lower lights of glass project.

Having now indicated the several parts by reference letters the construction of the skylight will be understood, it being evident that standardized lengths of the cap and saddle strips may be used with glass of predetermined size and a. skylight may be thus constructed of any desired dimensions directly upon the building site.

Having thus described my invention what I claimis: r

1. In a skylight, the combination of an inverted T-rail, a plurality of sheet metal saddle strips mounted upon the web of the rail and having laterally extending stepped portions for supporting lights of glass with gutters beneath the stepped portion, a plurality of lights of glass supported at the sides upon the stepped portions of the saddle strips and overlapping each other at the ends, and a channel member adapted to be supported upon the wall of a building and receiving the lower ends of the gutters within its channel and having weepholes communicating with the gutters, said channel member also receiving the'lower end of the T-ra-il within the said channel and having a downwardly extending flange overlap ping the wall.

2. In a skylight, the combination of an inverted T-rail, a plurality of sheet metal saddle strips mounted upon the web of the rail and having laterally extending steppe-"l portions to support lights of glass and pro vided with gutters below the'stepped portions and integral therewith to receive and discharge condensation or moisture, a plurality of lights of glass supported at the sides upon the stepped 'portionsof the saddle strips and overlapping the ends of adjacent lights of glass, glazing strips overlapping the side marginal edge of the glass between the latter and the stepped portions of the saddle strips, glazing strips between the lower and upper edges of the overlapping glass, and a channel member adapted to be supported upon the wall and receiving the lower end of the T-rail'and the lower ends of the gutters and having weep holes communicating with the said gutters, said channel member being also provided with a down wardly extending flashing ever-lapping the wall.

3. In a skylight, the combination of an inverted T-rail, a plurality of sheet metal saddle strips mounted upon the upturned web of the T-rail having laterally extending stepped portions to support lights of glass and provided with gutters below the stepped portions and integral therewith to receive and discharge condensation or moisture, a pluralityof lights of glass supported at the sides upon the stepped portions of the saddle strips and overlapping the ends of adjacent lights of glass, sheet lead glazing strips overlapping the side marginal edges of the glass between the latter and the stepped portions of the saddle strips, sheet lead glazing strips between the lower and upper edge; of the overlapping glass, a plurality of cap strips overlapping the saddle strips and extending beyond the lower edge of the glass, said strips being bent downwardly to connect the adjacent cap strips below, cotter pins extending through the cap strips and web of the T-rail to connect theparts together, and a channel member comprising an intermediate inwardly extending portion to overlie the top of the wall, a, front downwardly and outwardly extending flange portion and a front upwardly extending portion cooperating with the intermediate portion to form a channel, said channel receiving the lower ends of the gutters and the T-rail, weep openings being provided in the upwardly extending portion communicating with the gutters.

4. In a skylight, the combination of an inverted T-rail, a plurality of saddle strips mounted upon the web ofthe rail and having laterally extending stepped portions for supporting lights of glass and also provided with integral gutters beneath the stepped portions to receive and discharge moisture from the glass, a plurality oflights of glass supported at the sides upon the stepped portions of the saddle strips and overlapping each other at the ends, a plurality of cap trips overlapping the saddle strips and bent downwardly beyond the ends of the glass to couple with the adjacent cap strips, means for securing the cap strips and saddle strips to the web of the T-rail, a ridge member overlapping the upper ends of the T-rail and cap and saddle strips, a channel member adapted to be supported upon the wall and receiving the lower ends of the gutters and the lower end of the Trail within its chan' nel and having weep holes communicating with the gutters for the discharge of moisture to the outside of the building, a bracket member secured to the T-rail, and means for secjilring the bracket member to a building wa 5. In a skylight, the combination of an inverted T-rail, a plurality of sheet metal saddle strips mounted upon the web of the rail and having laterally extending portions to receive lights of glass and provided also with gutters below the laterally extending portions to receive and discharge moisture, a plurality of lights of glass supported at their side marginal edges upon the laterally extending portions of the saddle strips with their ends overlapping the ends of adjacent lights of glass, metallic glazing strip between the sides of the glass and said laterally extending portions of the saddle strips and overlapping said side marginaledges of the glass, metallic glazing strips between the upper and lower faces of the adjacent lights of glass forming with the underlying portion of the adjacent lights of glass lateral channels to conduct moisture to the gutters, and a channel member adapted to' be mounted upon a wall and having a channel at its inner side receiving the lower ends of the gutters and the lower end of the T- rail, said channel member being provided 

